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Title	Artemision Zeus [or Poseidon?], three-quarter front view.
Alternative Title	Zeus [or Poseidon?] of Artemision.
Creator	Kalamis (Greek sculptor, active ca. 470-ca. 440 BCE)
Date	460 BCE?
Cultural Context	Aegean Ancient Greek Greek European Western European
Style/Period	Greek (ancient) Classical Early Classical
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Bronzes (objects) Metalwork Statues Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Mythology (literary genre) Myths (literary documents) Legends (folk tales) Folk tales Folklore Men (male humans) Gods Nudity Nudes (representations) Phallic Hairstyles Motion
Subject	Sculpture Metalwork Myths Legends Men Gods People associated with religion Supernatural beings Fictitious characters Nudes Muscles Genitals Hairstyles Beards
Description	"With a serene expression in the eyes and the body of an athlete, the father of the gods hurls a thunderbolt. The statue, an original bronze by a great sculptor, dates from about 460 BC." (Caption, p. 350); "Bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon. Inv. No. X15161. Found at the bottom of the sea off Cape Artemision in north Euboea; the arm in 1926 and the rest of the statue in 1928. […] The god is depicted moving, with a wide stride. He stands firmly on the heel of the left foot while the right leg, drawn boldly backwards, rests on the toes. The left arm is extended dynamically forward. In his right hand he held a trident or a thunderbolt. The long hair, carefully combed in two braids, is tied around the head and hangs in waves on the forehead. The gluteal muscles and the back are finely modeled, with the teres major and deltoids clearly indicated. At the front, the transversus and rectus abdominis muscles are also strongly modeled and expanded. Views differ as to whether the statue depicts Zeus or Poseidon. The former seems more likely, since the stance is more commonly associated with Zeus. One of the finest of the few surviving original bronze statues of the Classical period. The powerful modeling of the body and the superb movement probably come from the hand of the famous bronze sculptor Kalamis. The facial expression is serious and radiates divine beauty and majesty." (Entry from Kaltsas,p. 93)
People Pictured	Zeus (Greek deity) Poseidon (Greek deity)
Material	Bronze (metal) Metal
Measurements	H: 2.09 m; arm span: 2.10 m
Technique	Sculpting Casting (process) Metalworking
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Bronzes (objects) Metalwork
Repository	National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Source	Valavanis, Panos. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. (p.351, fig.19). Additional cataloging information from: Kaltsas, Nikolaos. Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Trans. David Hardy. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002. (p.93).
Rights	© 2007 Kapon Editions, Athens, Greece. Source of illustration: Archaeological Receipts Fund (Athens).
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 758-37.jpg
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